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Enbridge's proposed Line 3 would carry tar sands oil through some of Minnesota's most water-rich land. This huge pipeline project would go through treaty lands and cross over 200 lakes, rivers, streams and wetlands. The Minnesota Department of Commerce's analysis shows that the risks...

Over five years ago I first wrote and called Sen. Klobuchar on a "matter" that concerns thousands of 18- to 20-year-old service personnel. I followed up with additional letters, plus many phone calls with her staff. I've never heard back one word!

Last year, 2018, was my best of 23 archery seasons. Perhaps the biggest highlight was setting a ladder stand with a friend and my 4-year-old son. Once the stand was up, my son stated he wanted to stay in the woods til dark to see some deer. Proud dad moment. My 2018 season excitement...

On Monday, Feb. 25, 2019, our two senators revealed their true nature by not allowing a vote on Senate Bill 311, known as the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. The bill does not change the current law regarding abortions in anyway but merely says that if an abortion results...

Over the past two weeks, there have been letters to the editor printed in the Echo Journal and the Brainerd Dispatch regarding concerns over contributions to my campaign. I have not had direct discussions with either gentlemen about their concerns raised in their letters. Despite...

Recent newspaper articles have taught us that the Midwest is particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change. It is already increasing the spread of diseases carried by ticks and mosquitoes, affecting the health of local plants and animals and the incomes of farmers and resort...

To any fathers and sons who have never attended the Men and Boys Wild Game Potluck Banquet at the Trailside Center at Pequot Lakes Baptist Church, you have missed out on a beautiful program put on by the men's ministry at that church. It's great to see so many young kids there with...

God provided the incredible living world we find ourselves in. To disrespect it is to spit in the eye of god. I don't believe in God, at least not how others perceive it. Even so, why do I respect the nature we share so much more than so many Christians? Don't they believe in their...

Once again, Pine River-Backus Schools are asking for more money for facilities - not for education. Taxpayers nationwide have footed the bill for huge increases in education funding. Yet, academic achievement and student performance have not responded with dramatic increases. This...

How embarrassing for Minnesotans to have a congresswoman like Ilhan Omar. First, she wrongly accuses the kids from Covington Catholic High School, saying they had taunted five black men and saying terrible things about rape. We now know all of these things were false and that the...

Letter writer Mike O'Brien recently took issue with Rep. Josh Heintzeman and Sen. Carrie Ruud for opposing the court appeal filing against the Enbridge Line 3 pipeline replacement project. That appeal has been ruled in favor, by Gov. Walz, and allowed to proceed.

Local author Craig Nagel has written a delightful book called "Looking Back." He recalls growing up in a small town near Chicago in the 1950s. Each chapter is an adventure in the mind of a boy living and learning about life. This book will bring back fond memories to the older generation...

The ethanol industry has great potential to improve agricultural communities in Minnesota, boosting the economy and helping our hardworking farmers provide for their families. Over the past five years, farm income has fallen by 46 percent. One thing that all Americans can do to help...

Up north, we the people live in the "land of sky-blue waters." Although certainly in the middle of a "blue" state, we are nevertheless, in one way, deep in a "red" zone. Last autumn, just before midterm elections, the Chalberg Theatre at Central Lakes College hosted a candidate forum,...

In the letter to the editor from Pat Duffy of Breezy Point, Pat suggests that Pete Abler's column is bigoted and that the Echo Journal is doing a disservice to Pat and other readers. This is the typical response from leftists. If they don't like what you say, they want to shut you...